Summary judgment definition
Summary judgment means the disposition of an adjudicatory proceeding without hearing when the record, including pleadings, depositions and admissions on file, together with any affidavits, shows that there is no genuine issue of material fact, and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (See Section 101.516 of this Part.)
Summary judgment means a decision on a claim or a particular issue without a trial in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part 10;
Summary judgment means a ruling made upon motion by a party or the presiding hearing officer when there is no dispute as to either material fact or inferences to be drawn from undisputed facts, or if only a question of law is involved. The motion may be directed toward all or part of a claim or defense.
Examples of Summary judgment in a sentence
Defendant Allstates Title filed a motion for summary judgment, Defendant Chicago Title filed a motion for summary judgment, and Plaintiff filed a cross-motion for Summary Judgment –- the three motions were heard together.
Defendant’s Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment relating to the meaning of Paragraph 6 of the Closing Agreements is GRANTED, and plaintiffs’ “Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in Favor of the United States” is GRANTED to the extent it concedes issues other than the interpretation of Paragraph 6.
More Definitions of Summary judgment
Summary judgment means a ruling made upon motion by a party or the presiding hearing officer when there is no dispute as to either material fact or inferences to be drawn from undisputed facts, or if only a question of law is involved. The motion may be directed toward all or part of a claim or defense. "Transcript" means an official verbatim written record of an adjudicative proceeding or any part thereof, which has been recorded and subsequently transcribed by a certified court
Summary judgment means a request or decision on issues where there is no dispute of material fact.
Summary judgment is a legal term that means that a judge can decide the case in one party’s favor without the case ever going to a jury because the facts are not in dispute and the judge can make a ruling on the law.
Summary judgment means a pre-trial Court order ruling that there are no disputed material issues of fact and that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law without trial.
Summary judgment means a judgment entered in favour of the Claimant and against the Defendant summarily on affidavit evidence, i.e., without a full trial.
Summary judgment means that there is no significant dispute as to any material fact. Rather, the matter is really a legal question.
Summary judgment means a decision based on legal issues alone. There were no disputes (issues also) respecting facts.]